supervisory contract specialist - Washington Navy Yard, United States - Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Description

Summary You will serve as a SUPERVISORY CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the CONTRACTING PRODUCTION SUPPORT DIVISION of NAVAL FAC ENGINEERING CMD WASH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON.

Responsibilities You will interpret relevant contracting laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to determine applicability to specific contracting issues.

You will perform pre-award/post-award functions for procurements involving complex and specialized procurements for Facilities construction, design and services of significant importance to the agency.

You will perform price and cost analysis to determine reasonableness of price in preparation for contract negotiations. You will monitor contract performance for compliance with terms and conditions of the contract. You will give advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.

You will plan work to be accomplished by subordinates to meet program goals, objectives, and command priorities, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and participates and prepares schedules for completion of work.

You will develop, review, participate, and mentor subordinates in source selection and evaluation planning. Provides guidance in determination of contract types, methods of solicitation, and negotiation strategy.

Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: 1) Advising employees on technical and administrative matters to achieve organizational operational objectives; 2) Assigning work to junior employees based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, or the capabilities of employees; 3) Conducting pre-negotiation conferences to negotiate prices, terms, conditions, contract modifications, and settlements; 4) Performing both pre-award and post-award contracting functions relating to planning, development, advertisement, award, and administration of contracts; 5) Providing guidance and mentoring junior contract specialist; 6) Interpreting and applying relevant laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to specific contracting issues including A/E (Architect and Engineering); and 7) Reviewing and assessing contract documentation to ensure adequate pre-award and post-award contract documentation is complete, accurate and included in contract files.

Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions:
\_Qualification\_Standard\_For\_GS- And the title 10 requirements found here: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions:
A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees


NOTE:

The education requirement listed above applies only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000.

Current civilian personnel in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000 are exempt from meeting this requirement.

Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement.

Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee.

A relocation incentive may be authorized.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information:

The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants.

Policy information may be found at:
PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.


ICTAP Applicants:

To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher.

ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate.

For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:
Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.


Physical Demands:
The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there is occasional walking, standing, bending, carrying light items such as, reports or files, or driving an automobile. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.